Live, from New York, Sarah Palin! Oct 5, 2008
Those include the assertion that Saddam Hussein represented a threat to the United States, that affirmative action in lending led to the mortgage crisis and that voter fraud is a serious problem in modern elections ... that affirmative action in lending led to the mortgage crisis. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Indian couple spend lifetime working for social justice Oct 5, 2008
Krishnammal Jagannathan and her husband battle to improve the dalits lot, who despite Indias affirmative action policy, are still among the countrys poorest citizens ... Despite Indias affirmative action policy, the dalits are still among the countrys poorest, and a majority of them remain landless laborers and manual scavengers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
McCain's Game Plan is Faltering Oct 5, 2008
Location: NY Reply # 2 Date: Oct 4, 2008 - 11:29 PM EST Elizabeth Voter fraud is just another affirmative action program, give blacks two votes for one. Obama is a messiah so you dikes from Puma Pac should be worried. (Townhall.com)
Placing bets on medicine, technology winners of '04 Oct 5, 2008
Of PeopleClick's products, one is focused on recruitment management, another on performance management and a third is aimed at federal stipulations over equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Another company to watch is Morrisville-based ChannelAdvisor. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Black Businessman Spars Against Affirmative Action Oct 5, 2008
Businessman Ward Connerly Fights State-by-state War Against Affirmative Action - CBS News ... Businessman Ward Connerly Fights State-by-state War Against Affirmative Action ... (AP) When it comes to Ward Connerly, the California businessman on a state-by-state war against affirmative action, it's hard for many people on either side of the issue to be colorblind. (CBS News -- US)
News Stories Oct 4, 2008
Affirmative Action Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
Social Engineering Derailed Our Economy Oct 4, 2008
Location: DC Reply # 1 Date: Oct 4, 2008 - 2:41 AM EST Subject: Affirmative Action Mortgages Another great column from Diana West ... Barry is a walking example of Affirmative Action. (Townhall.com)
Obama provides leadership Oct 4, 2008
Supports affirmative action in Colleges and Government (quotas). In 2001 he questioned harsh penalties for drug dealing as being too severe. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Should you debate politics at work? Oct 4, 2008
Name any hot-button issue like [abortion] choice or affirmative action and we re at opposite ends of the spectrum, but if we talk and listen to each other for half an hour, we generally find common ground, Godbey said. We agree on way more than we disagree on, but that doesn t mean we re going to vote the same way. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
GOP tactic of cynicism Oct 4, 2008
Those include the assertion that Saddam Hussein represented a threat to the United States, that affirmative action in lending led to the mortgage crisis and that voter fraud is a serious problem in modern elections. In campaign seasons such as this, when victory may turn on a handful of votes, none of those claims is more important to Republican activists than overhyped allegations of voter fraud. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Is being smart 'un-black'? Oct 4, 2008
When our President can attack affirmative action at the highest level yet not talk about the numerous athletes dunking basketballs and making millions for colleges, and are not extensively scrutinized about their qualifications-it is clear why education is not a priority ... I also believe that affirmative action sends the message, to both blacks and whites, that blacks aren t capable of achieving at a high level and have to have help ... Affirmative action does more to hurt our race than to... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
7:30 p.m. Monday, October 6;Washington Sets Annual Meeting Oct 4, 2008
The Board of Selectmen would like authorization to apply for and expend any federal or state grants for the town in the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years, and to adopt nondiscrimination or affirmative action policies required under Connecticut General Statutes, as well as all other related policies required for applications on federal and state grants. First Selectman Mark Lyon explained that this will allow the board to sign off on such items without calling a special town meeting, except in the case... (Voices, CT)
They Gave Your Mortgage to a Less Qualified Minority Oct 4, 2008
Before the Democrats' affirmative action lending policies became an embarrassment, the Los Angeles Times reported that, starting in 1992, a majority-Democratic Congress "mandated that Fannie and Freddie increase their purchases of mortgages for low-income and medium-income borrowers. Operating under that requirement, Fannie Mae, in particular, has been aggressive and creative in stimulating minority gains." ... In 1999, liberals were bragging about extending affirmative action to the financial... (Human Events Online)
Election '08: Welcome To Camp Obama Oct 4, 2008
We're now seeing the financial fruits of their social experiment to apply affirmative action to the lending business. Obama plans to conduct a far more radical social experiment. (Investors Business Daily)
Motlanthe moots sunset clause Oct 4, 2008
Cape Town - The ANC has opened the door to a debate on whether a sunset clause should apply to affirmative action, after Kgalema Motlanthe, the new minister in the presidency, announced that the government would consider phasing out the programme ... A clearly pleased Solidarity yesterday said the union had been in talks with ANC president Jacob Zuma and his deputy Motlanthe - both before and after the watershed Polokwane conference last December - to shift the ground on affirmative action ...... (Business Report, South Africa)
Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions Oct 3, 2008
Affirmative Action_____ (The Washington Post, Jan 27, 2004) (The Washington Post, Nov 15, 2003) (The Washington Post, Aug 29, 2003) ... One problem, according to Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, is that the June 2003 Supreme Court decision was viewed in some quarters as a defeat for the university even though it upheld the principle of affirmative action as a means to achieving diversity ... In some states, the decline in minority enrollment has followed the outlawing of affirmative action... (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
Candidates perform in high-stakes debate Oct 3, 2008
There s not gong to be any affirmative action fudging in the grading. Current rating: 3. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
An Intelligent Response To "Presidential Experience" Oct 3, 2008
" Affirmative action wrote on Sep 26, 2008 8:03 PM:" The President of the United States should not be an affirmative action position. He should not be elected due to him simply being a minority, he should qualified. (New Iberia, LA)
Sinophobia smolders in Malaysia Oct 3, 2008
Ethnic discrimination in the Malaysian context is indirect, inflicted through affirmative action policies that privilege the Malay-Muslim majority, often at the expense of not just the Chinese, but Indians as well. Nevertheless, disgruntlement with the excesses of this form of discrimination led to a large swing of votes to the opposition parties during the March general election this year, where the ruling BN coalition was denied its usual two-thirds majority in parliament. (Asia Times Online)
Aren't they one and the same? Oct 3, 2008
jon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 1:42 PM:" If you think Obama got where he was just because of affirmative action, then you know nothing about him. I always hesitate to pull the race card, but since you already pulled it out with your bigoted racist comment about Obama's worthlessness, I'll go there.Guess what, there are brilliant, intelligent people of all races. Now, I won't say Obama's the most amazingly intelligent person in the world, that would be a lie. However, I think that his eloquence in... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Economic Stabilization act full text Oct 3, 2008
14 (II) affirmative action to pre15. vent any further, or to remedy any ex16. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Obama buys own satellite TV channel; loops 2-minute ad... Oct 3, 2008
Ben Smith's Blog: The Obama channel - Politico. Obama having his own channel. (The Drudge Report)
January 2003 Oct 3, 2008
January 15, 2003 President Bush Discusses Michigan Affirmative Action Case. President Addresses African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum. (White House News Releases)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 2, 2008 Oct 3, 2008
". Wouldn't it be great if the candidates were asked where they stood on the pork attached to this bill? bogie wrote on Oct 2, 2008 1:58 PM:He Said @ 12:49 PM, "Right now I'm trying to figure out what concider means". Abreviation for conservative cider, quite sour this time of year. Rodeo wrote on Oct 2, 2008 2:03 PM:Ok, got a couple more problems here...1)Include class-based affirmative action with race-based: Now, I am what most would consider blue collar lower-middle class. Correct me if I am... (North County Times)
Editor's Mailbag (Sept. 25) Oct 3, 2008
The cause of the crisis is affirmative action policies laid onto the lending industry and actions by those in charge of oversight that, in the private world, would have people in cuffs. One of those who helped cause the mess is now Obama's financial adviser, and could likely end up in Obama's cabinet. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Rights and wrongs Oct 3, 2008
At the root of the confrontation is an age-old rivalry between the majority local Hindu-tribes people and the converted Christians over land, affirmative action benefits and identity rights. Touchy issue. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Constangy, Brooks & Smith adds Los Angeles office Oct 3, 2008
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, which specializes in employment litigation, class action defense, employee benefits law, labor law, immigration, affirmative action and OSHA, has worked in tandem with Los Angeles-based Landegger, Baron & Lavenant on various labor and employment cases since 2006. The expansion will bring 10 new attorneys specializing in employment law defense, class action litigation, sexual harassment and discrimination including supervisor training, and labor law. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Opponents wade back into battle to pull plug on surveillance cameras Oct 3, 2008
That includes the American Civil Liberties Union, Chinese for Affirmative Action and more than half a dozen other community groups that have packed city hearings over the past year to oppose the placement of cameras in public places with the intention of deterring crime and catching violent criminals ... " Vincent Pan, executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, said that for any person of color, cameras will never be acceptable. The biggest debate over surveillance cameras in San... (Yahoo News -- Law Enforcement)
Palin restores hope for America Oct 3, 2008
pickle wrote on Oct 2, 2008 3:26 PM:" Does anyone else find it ironic that the Republicans, the party generally AGAINST affirmative action, are the ones that passed up more qualified males to put a woman in this position?Yet another reason I won't vote with the 'Pubs this year!DOWN WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; DOWN WITH PALIN!! (yes, I'm yelling) ". Stella wrote on Oct 2, 2008 4:59 PM:" Sarah Palin says some really stupid things and it is painful to watch and listen to her. But, ya know, the same... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Minorities, Women Gain Professionally Oct 3, 2008
The nation's share of black and Hispanic doctors did not budge over the decade, and their medical school enrollment has dropped since the mid-1990s as affirmative action programs have been curtailed. "What you see in medical schools is a reflection of educational disparities that begin in kindergarten," said Grumbach, a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Census)
Roll Out the Pork Barrel Oct 3, 2008
As Stanley Kurtz has reported, ACORN proudly touted 'affirmative action' lending and pressured banks to make subprime loans. Madeline Talbott, a Chicago ACORN leader, boasted of 'dragging banks kicking and screaming' into dubious loans. (SmartMoney)
Can the MARs Save McCain? Oct 3, 2008
In the past decade, the MARs have opposed free-trade deals, and lost, but won virtually every referendum on gay marriage, affirmative action or welfare for illegal aliens. Invariably, the MARs are portrayed as bigots, nativists, xenophobes, protectionists and isolationists, and their leaders as demagogues. (Human Events Online)
The Downsides of Diversity Oct 3, 2008
When it comes to the perils of affirmative action, there's nobody as eloquent as Justice Clarence Thomas. In a speech given earlier this month to leaders of historically black colleges, Thomas went so far as to suggest the : "I think we're going to run into problems if we say the Constitution says we can consider race sometimes."In both his legal writing and his autobiography, Thomas has railed against affirmative action, not simply because it constitutes "reverse discrimination" against white... (Slate)
The Black President Oct 3, 2008
(Today's Brazil is increasingly concerned with civil rights, as indicated by recent experiments with affirmative action in and. . (Slate)
VP Debate: The Biggest Shocker Oct 3, 2008
Obvious areas of potential anti-Dem apostasy: Charter schools, firing incompetent teachers, class-based affirmative action, welfare. At least express some doubts about liberal legalism or the headlong rush to immigrant semi-amnesty. (Slate)
Atlantic School Board swears in members, appoints coordinators Sep 25, 2008
In addition to an equity coordinator, the board appointed Lori Robertson as the districts Affirmative Action Coordinator. The Affirmative Action Coordinator is responsible for monitoring and implementing the districts affirmative action plan, assisting and supporting those seeking to take affirmative action, and updating the affirmative action plan every two years and submitting it the school board for approval. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Mechanical Technician 3 Sep 25, 2008
An Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. EOE.. . (Florida Today)
NBC Jealous? Runs Story on Palin Avoiding Press Sep 25, 2008
He got into Harvard Law School without affirmative action. He didn't even write on the application his color. (MediaResearch.org)
Wider impact Sep 24, 2008
So, when African-Americans pressed for civil rights and then affirmative action started in the 1960s, black leaders in Latin America were quick to take note. "The example of the US and its civil rights movement shows us what the issues of collective conscience and the creation of opportunities are like", says the Colombian Minister of Culture, Paula Moreno. (BBC News -- Americas)
Calif. Supreme Court Rejects Professor's Bar Data Research Effort Sep 23, 2008
He wants the information to build on his that suggested affirmative action might be responsible for black students' high bar exam failure rates nationwide. His controversial hypothesis holds that race-based preferences opened doors of elite law schools to minority students who weren't academically prepared for such rigors. (Law.com)
New poll says racial views could hurt Obama Sep 23, 2008
Obama has no connection to the black American experience apart from benefiting from affirmative action. His father was a corrupt, drunk Kenyan politician, his mother who also dumped him was a communist, his step father, who also dumped him, was a third world communist activist who had his student visa to the USA revoked. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
...stem cell treatment Sep 23, 2008
She was mentioned in the Times article about a trend among newscasters who changed from Anglo to ethnic names to take advantage of affirmative action rules designed to benefit minorities. Valdez, who has a Swiss father and a Hispanic mother, said she went with the traditional hyphenated parental names very briefly when she started her TV career 16 years ago. (The Drudge Report)
Obama's rise spotlights gains in race relations Sep 23, 2008
Among blacks, 76% support affirmative action programs based on race; 61% of whites oppose them. Still, solid majorities of blacks, whites and Hispanics support such programs for hiring, promotions and college admissions if they are based on income instead of race. (USA Today)
Are minorities safe in BJP-ruled states? Sep 22, 2008
The physical insecurity is supplemented by neglect at social and economic level; no question of affirmative action for minorities. While minorities plight is worsening all over the country, in BJP-ruled states things are worse, many times over, and here security for minorities is marked by its total absence. (India Times)
Thomas says Constitution forbids racial preference Sep 22, 2008
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that African-Americans are better served by colorblind programs than affirmative action ... Thomas, addressing leaders of historically black colleges, said affirmative action "has become this mantra and there almost has become this secular religiosity about it. I think it almost trumps thinking." ... Complete solutions to all your affirmative action planning needs. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Skills shortage not to blame for slow transformation, says minister Sep 22, 2008
Mdladlana said the majority of unemployed people had a primary or secondary school education, adding that affirmative action sought to create a more diverse and representative workplace ... "One wonders how long we are going to have affirmative action because we are clearly not making a dent in terms of where we should be going." ... "All of these companies submitted reports without consulting with their employees, conducting an analysis of their workplaces [or] preparing and implementing an... (Business Report, South Africa)
Vernon K. Sport, 85, Tuskegee Airman and advocate for affirmative action Sep 21, 2008
So humble was Mr. Sport that he hadn't even discussed his World War II service in depth with Naomi Sport, whom he married in 1992 after moving to Conyers from Boston, where he had been director of affirmative action for the Trial Court of Massachusetts ... Speaking with the Globe in 1989, he noted that in the nine years since he became director of affirmative action, minority presence in the workforce for the courts had grown from 1 ... Arthur M. Mason, retired chief administrative justice of... (Boston Globe)
FOXNEWS DEMANDS MCCAIN CAMP REMOVE REPORTER FROM AD... Sep 20, 2008
Michael Calderone's Blog: Fox demands McCain camp remove Garrett from ad - Politico. As Mr. Garrett is a nonpartisan news correspondent covering the Obama campaign for Fox News, it is highly inappropriate, among other things, of your campaign to use him in your ad. (The Drudge Report)
News Stories Sep 19, 2008
Affirmative Action Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
In N.H., voters feel 'shaky' about the country Sep 19, 2008
One person, however, worries it will mean an expansion of affirmative action. After watching the focus group discussion in this small battleground state, I came away thinking Obama has a better opportunity with voters like these. (Boston Globe)
Tinsel politics return in India Sep 19, 2008
He also announced a wait-and-see approach towards the critical state-relevant issues of separatism in Telangana and affirmative action for downtrodden castes, revealing an opportunistic core. Political parties in India are increasingly bereft of good campaign issues, and Praja Rajyam is a prime example. (Asia Times Online)
Obama reclaims poll lead Sep 19, 2008
White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college, and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action. By AJC/DNC Management. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Political Experts Available for Presidential Election Analysis and Interviews Sep 19, 2008
Areas of expertise: generational politics, affirmative action, baby boomers, Obamamania (Obama candidacy as a political and social movement), Obama fatigue, universal health care, entitlement reform (social security and Medicare), inequality, immigration; author, Diversity Machine and Boomers, Obama and the AARP: Managing Generational Tensions (in progress); media experience includes NPR, The New York Times, USA Today, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News and Oprah.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions Sep 18, 2008
Affirmative Action_____ (The Washington Post, Jan 27, 2004) (The Washington Post, Nov 15, 2003) (The Washington Post, Aug 29, 2003) ... One problem, according to Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, is that the June 2003 Supreme Court decision was viewed in some quarters as a defeat for the university even though it upheld the principle of affirmative action as a means to achieving diversity ... In some states, the decline in minority enrollment has followed the outlawing of affirmative action... (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
Biden's record on race is scuffed by 3 episodes Sep 18, 2008
He has been instrumental in expanding voting rights, supporting affirmative action, passing the Violence Against Women Act, expanding the definition of hate crimes and working toward ending employment discrimination. Biden now hopes to cap his career by being elected vice president to the first African-American president. (International Herald Tribune)
Gov't to ensure more females acquire higher education Sep 18, 2008
Mrs Osei-Opare said even though some cultural practices inhibited the advancement of females, the affirmative action of government to ensure that consideration was given to female university admission applicants made it favourable for more females to be enrolled each year. Speaking at the 60th Anniversary Women's Day Walk by Legon Ladies Club of the University of Ghana, the Deputy Minister said acquiring higher education would help put women in a position to be able to influence public policies... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'No blacks please' Sep 18, 2008
"The bulk of the people who are unemployed are in that category," he said adding that was what affirmative action sought to create - a more diverse and representative workplace ... Solidarity deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann who sat in on the press briefing said the report showed that affirmative action was only for the" elite" as it was compiled from data from top JSE-listed companies. (iAfrica.com)
Obama Watch: Affirmative Action Election Sep 18, 2008
Affirmative Action Election. At a campaign stop in North Carolina over the weekend, Joe Biden told the audience that electing Barack Obama would be transformative for America. (Human Events Online)
Barack Obama and White Privilege Sep 17, 2008
Whites' preoccupation with guilt and compensation such as affirmative action is actually a subtle form of racism, writes Steele in his book "White ". "One of the things that is clear about white privilege, and so many of the arguments for diversity that pretend to be compensatory, is that they advantage whites. They make the argument that whites can solve [black people's] problems. ... The problem with that is ... you reinforce white supremacy. ... And black dependency. "White privilege is a... (Townhall.com)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 16, 2008 Sep 17, 2008
"You can read the entire bill at:http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=99&GAID=3&LegID=734&SpecSess=&Session Nick wrote on Sep 16, 2008 4:28 PM:I have a suggestion "Reardon".First, it's high time to get rid of Arnie. He hasn't done a thing but talk a lot of hot air like Obama.Secondly, cut off ALL FREEBIES for Illegals and their kids.Thirdly, round up and deport all Illegals in California. If the Fed's won't do it, maybe it's time California... (North County Times)
Institutional racism rife Sep 17, 2008
Last Updated: 05:21pm 16 Sep 2008. 8 27 SPONSORED LINKS. (iAfrica.com)
Racism still exists Sep 17, 2008
Last Updated: 06:55am 17 Sep 2008. 8 26 SPONSORED LINKS. (iAfrica.com)
One of Them and One of Us Sep 17, 2008
Barack and Michelle are affirmative action, Princeton, Columbia, Harvard Law. She is public schools and Idaho State. (Human Events Online)
Barbra vs. Lady de Rothschild Sep 17, 2008
" That's how often the phrase is repeated. How much more Screw-You-I'm-Taking-You-for-Granted can McCain get? Are conservatives complete suckers?7. McCain's made great progress with independents by going against his party. Obama can do the same thing. Obvious areas of potential anti-Dem apostasy: Charter schools, firing incompetent teachers, class-based affirmative action, welfare. At least express some doubts about liberal legalism or the headlong rush to immigrant semi-amnesty. Last Tuesday... (Slate)
Manyi's complaints seem outdated - and off target Sep 17, 2008
He did not, however, back Manyi's suggestions that fines - up to 10 percent of turnover - be imposed on companies that failed to carry out affirmative action mandates ... ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has argued that a sunset clause on "certain aspects" of affirmative action could be considered. (Business Report, South Africa)
